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The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) serves as a centralized support office for both faculty and students who are engaged in undergraduate research and inquiry. We offer university wide programs such as undergraduate research grants, the annual undergraduate research symposium, the undergraduate research journal etc. We also support departments and all colleges in their undergraduate and inquiry initiatives.

Why get involved in research and creative activities?

Few activities are as rewarding intellectually as research. In addition to the acquisition of invaluable research skills, students learn how:

knowledge is created and how that knowledge can be overturned with new evidence or new perspectives

learn how to work independently, how to overcome obstacles

the importance of ethics and personal conduct in the research process.

Undergraduate research can take place in every discipline. It is especially common in the life sciences and physical sciences, where an estimated 40 percent of students nationwide engage in research under faculty mentorship, but it is also found in the humanities, social sciences, and creative and performing arts.

Dr. Rindy Anderson is looking for motivated students who are excited about field research to help in her research project, Behavioral Ecology and Acoustic Communication in Bachman’s Sparrow. If interested in this project, please email Dr. Anderson at rindy1@gmail.com describing why you are interested and what you hope to gain by being a part of it, include your major, any animal biology courses you have taken, GPA and your availability for Fall 2015 and Spring and Summer 2016.

Student Spotlight

OURI spotlights the research endeavors of undergraduates on the FAU campuses and on the website who have participated in research or scholarly activities . If you have participated in research and would like to be showcased please submit the application that can be found here.